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,,,,-«=*@# #@*=«-,,,,
,,,-«=*@## ON EARTH (THE PLANET WHERE I LIVE) A ##@*=«-,,,
,,-«=*@### LOT OF US HAVE ANTENNAS ON OUR HOUSES ###@*=«-,,
,-«=*@#### OR BALCONIES, WE HAVE BUILT LARGE ####@*=«-,
,,-«=*@### ANTENNAS FOR LARGER BANDWITH, WE HAVE ###@*=«-,,
,,,-«=*@## BUILD SPECIALIZED ANTENNAES FOR ##@*=«-,,,
,,,,-«=*@# SPECIFIC WAVELENGTHS (AND SENT THEM #@*=«-,,,,
,,,,,-«=*@ INTO ORBIT), WE'VE BUILT LARGE AS FUCK @*=«-,,,,,
,,,,,,-«=* ANTENNA ARRAYS *=«-,,,,,,
,,,,,,,-«= WE'VE VIRTUALLY BUILT AN ANTENNA WITH A =«-,,,,,,,
,,,,,,-«=* DISH AS LARGE AS EARTH. *=«-,,,,,,
,,,,,-«=*@ @*=«-,,,,,
,,,,-«=*@# WE'VE LEARNED ABOUT OUR POSITION IN THE #@*=«-,,,,
,,,-«=*@## SOLAR SYSTEM, OUR SOLAR SYSTEMS ##@*=«-,,,
,,-«=*@### PLACEMENT IN THE GALAXY, AND OUR ###@*=«-,,
,-«=*@#### GALAXYS PLACEMENT IN THE LOCAL CLUSTER, ####@*=«-,
,,-«=*@### AND «OUR« LOCAL CLUSTERS PLACE IN THE ###@*=«-,,
,,,-«=*@## GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS ##@*=«-,,,
,,,,-«=*@# #@*=«-,,,,
,,,,,-«=*@ AND WE'RE MOVING AROUND THE SUN AT @*=«-,,,,,
,,,,,,-«=* VELOCITY AND THE SUNS MOVING AROUND THE *=«-,,,,,,
,,,,,,,-«= CENTER OF THE GALAXY AT VELOCITY AND =«-,,,,,,,
,,,,,,-«=* THE GALAXY IS MOVING TOWARD ANDROMEDA *=«-,,,,,,
,,,,,-«=*@ AND WE'RE BOTH MOVING ANTICLOCKWISE @*=«-,,,,,
,,,,-«=*@# AROUND THE GALAXY. AND WE AS A SPECIES #@*=«-,,,,
,,,-«=*@## HAVE LEARNED TO TAKE ALL THAT IN ACCOUNT ##@*=«-,,,
,,-«=*@### ###@*=«-,,
,-«=*@#### AND DESPITE ALL THIS, DESPITE ALL OUR ####@*=«-,
,,-«=*@### (CLICHE) BEAMING OF FUCKING STELLAR ###@*=«-,,
,,,-«=*@## RADIO PROGRAMMES OUT IN FUCKING SPACE ##@*=«-,,,
,,,,-«=*@# AT THE SPEED OF LIGHT (LIGHT IS OUR #@*=«-,,,,
,,,,,-«=*@ MEDIUM! GOODSPEED YOU, BLACK EMPEROR!), @*=«-,,,,,
,,,,,,-«=* DESPITE GHOSTS HELPING AND THE *=«-,,,,,,
,,,,,,,-«= COLLECTIVE CONSCIOUSNESS LOWPASS =«-,,,,,,,
,,,,,,-«=* FILTERING, DESPITE OUR VERY OBVIOUS *=«-,,,,,,
,,,,,-«=*@ BEAMING OF ALL OUR SECRETS IN EVERY @*=«-,,,,,
,,,,-«=*@# DIRECTION KNOWN TO US, #@*=«-,,,,
,,,-«=*@## ##@*=«-,,,
,,-«=*@### NO , ONE , HAS , ANSWERED ###@*=«-,,
,-«=*@#### ####@*=«-,
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,,,,,,-«=* SO WHY IS THAT? *=«-,,,,,,
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,,,,,,-«=* MOST OPPONENTS TO INTELLIGENT LIFE IN *=«-,,,,,,
,,,,,-«=*@ THE UNIVERSE SAY IT'S BECAUSE YOU NEED @*=«-,,,,,
,,,,-«=*@# A CLASS ONE-OR-THE-OTHER STAR AND THE #@*=«-,,,,
,,,-«=*@## PLANET NEEDS TO BE AT A SEE-AND-SO ##@*=«-,,,
,,-«=*@### DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE STAR (LIKE THERE ###@*=«-,,
,-«=*@#### HAS TO BE A PLANET!) ####@*=«-,
,,-«=*@### ###@*=«-,,
,,,-«=*@## BUT REALLY ISN'T THAT KEEPING THE ##@*=«-,,,
,,,,-«=*@# DEFINITION OF LIFE REALLY LAX? #@*=«-,,,,
,,,,,-«=*@ @*=«-,,,,,
,,,,,,-«=* I THINK EVERYONE AGREES THAT WE HAVE NO *=«-,,,,,,
,,,,,,,-«= IDEA WHAT WE'RE DOING (AND IT PROBABLY =«-,,,,,,,
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,,-«=*@### I'M GONNA GO SMOKE MY THIRD CIGARETTE ###@*=«-,,
,,,-«=*@## THIS YEAR AND TRY TO SNATCH SOME BEERS ##@*=«-,,,
,,,,-«=*@# FROM THE LOCAL BEER THING #@*=«-,,,,
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